Wang Gungwu: academic exchange key to Asian understanding Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history By Joyce Lau 5 August
China makes mental health courses compulsory for undergraduates Move puts issue on a par with other credit-bearing modules such as English and Marxist theory By Jing Liu 5 August
Time for a home-grown English language test, Indian agents say Outflow of cash prompts calls for change in nation with world’s second-biggest English-speaking population By John Ross 4 August
Prioritise women for research funding, Chinese universities told Policy revamp aims to tackle gender inequality By Joyce Lau 2 August
Beijing loosens rules on hiring graduates from top universities Redrawn hukou rules indicate changing attitudes towards talent but could reinforce urban-rural divide, experts say By Jing Liu 30 July
Nobel laureates ‘outraged’ by Chinese censorship State media defend China’s call to remove two speakers from summit By Joyce Lau 29 July
Hong Kong gets to grips with security law’s ‘invisible red line’ Academics are ‘groping along blindly’ in a fierce debate over whether certain phrases or subjects are still legal By Joyce Lau 28 July
Overseas study augments advantages of China’s elite graduates Those who can afford it get top degrees both at home and abroad, report shows By Joyce Lau 28 July
Most overseas study plans ‘unchanged by pandemic’ Traditional worries like cost and job prospects trump would-be international students’ safety and travel concerns, survey finds By John Ross 27 July
Western universities hesitant on India branch campuses Survey on Indian government initiative to open up to foreign offshoots finds concern about hurdles from overseas institutions By Joyce Lau 23 July
Cheating firms offer to attend Chinese students’ online courses Agencies charge between $600 and $1,500 to complete an entire module, including assessments By Jing Liu 22 July
India’s new education minister must push for university autonomy Dharmendra Pradhan faces an uphill struggle to implement the new National Education Policy, says Mukhtar Ahmad By Mukhtar Ahmad 19 July